This year the IT Awards brings something special to the "folks at home" - live backstage Web Streaming throughout the entire ceremony!

The gala event will be held this year in Cooper Union's distinguished Great Hall, hosted again by New York theatre legend, Charles Busch.

Presenters for the evening include Lanford Wilson, Ben Vereen, Martha Plimpton, Lisa Kron, Michael John LaChiusa, Leonard Jacobs.

Log on and watch LIVE as on-camera host and Off-Off-Broadway actor Desmond Dutcher interviews the recipients and celebrity presenters.Check out the behind-the-scenes events as well as interviews with Off-Off-Broadway's brightest as they leave the stage!

This experiment is being made possible with the help of Ryan Holsopple and free103point9. Log on to www.free103point9.org at 6:30 p.m. (EDT, -4 GMT) the night of the ceremony, Monday, September 18 to catch all the action as it happens!
http://www.nyitawards.org/